Title
                                    
                                        Instruction sheet for pencil sharpener
                                    
                                Year/Period
                                    mid 20th century
                                Region
                                    Germany, Singapore
                                Material
                                    
                                Dimension
                                    Object size: 25 x 28.4 cm
                                Accession No.
                                    2007-51071
                                Collection of
                                    
                                
This interesting German-made sharpener (see accession no. 2007-51069 for complete artefact) belongs to a series of objects (accession nos. 2007-50972 to 51483) that document the lifestyle and consumption of a typical Chinese upper middle-class family in the mid 20th century.